Which to use
“Nähten” and “Nichten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,834
- “Nähten” frequency rank
- #35,354
- “Nichten” frequency rank
- 70188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nähten | Nichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Naht | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Nichte |
Where the eye mixes Nähten and Nichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Nähten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Nichten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Nähten with Nichten
A purely visual mix-up. Nähten ([ˈnɛːtn̩]) and Nichten ([ˈnɪçtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nähten is recorded at frequency rank #34,834, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɛːtn̩]. Nichten is at rank #35,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɪçtn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70188, this pair ranks #453,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Nähten vs Nichten
Shared letters: ehnt. Private to "Nähten": ä. Private to "Nichten": ci.
"Nähten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Nichten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Nichten ← inchten · ncihten · nicchten · nichetn · nichhten · nichtenn · nichtne · nichtten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Nähten" and "Nichten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Nähten" or "Nichten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Nähten" and "Nichten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nähten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Nichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #453,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nähten" and "Nichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagen vs Nähten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #453,873 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.